Fashion Island Mall Shooting

- "Man accused of firing shots at Fashion Island mall pleads not guilty" by Lauren Williams
- Published on January 13, 2012
- The Los Angeles Times
- http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/01/fashion-island-not-guilty-plea.html#more

    After the Sandy Hook shooting, which killed twenty children and six adults, it was as if nothing could get worse. Although, another shooting seemed necessary to Marcos Gurrola. The day after the Sandy Hook shooting, Gurrola fired forty and more shots at Fashion Island mall located in Newport Beach. Fortunately, no one was severely hurt or was hit by the bullets Gurrola carelessly fired. However, due to the panic everyone felt, a woman and her daughter were injured from the rushing shoppers, who were desperate to escape the scene. In his recent court trial, Gurrola pleaded guilty for the charges police had placed on him. As decided, March fifteenth is his new court date. After all the shootings that had taken place in 2012, I am glad to hear that no one got hurt by the shooting and that no one was killed. As more shootings happen, more people tend to think that it is okay to shoot others. Guns should not be given to others lightly and occurrences such as these, should be taken seriously to prevent another shooting to happen again. In my perspective, Gurrola should be found guilty because even if he did not kill anyone, he attempted to do exactly that in the first place. If he is released, then we cannot say that he will not attempt to do another shooting again, since it is very likely for it to happen.